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Goderich couriciL faced a at the town hall at least 24 hours '
heavy agenda -Thursday evening before the meetings,. That would
for its first meeting of, thegive a deadline for 4:30 p.m.'
1971-72 coti,001, •
Town business 'and. the daYbelpre any meeting.
correspondence that had piled In regular business, council
up since the last cciimcil ended held over a request from the
its term of office were taken
care of and under anew ruling,
Items not on the agenda were
held over for one week.
Wednesday of each week oF of '2
Btuewater Taxi Service for 'a
hearing concerning ' meters. At.
'the suggestion of. COun. • Ron .
Price, council will seek legal
opinion on, the' matter before
It also was the .firsf„meeting discussing, it at the meeting
for new- town 'clerk treasurer • tonight. . • °s.'
14a• _tOld Walls. Working under the '
.0pmplued.A%-4,ciriafans,,IVIespbers ofpcounell.a,litit,theWks
council -had few delays taking wives have beeh invited to a "get
care of the businets. It was- at acquainted night" at the home
the suggestion of Mr. -Walls that of Mayor Harry Worsell. ,T e
councilinstituted, a new ,ruling mayor -suggested it would
that all matters that are to be good way for council t� meet
brought before council mast be the new clerk and, his 'Wife and
get acquainted. in generallTe
meeting, will be held following
the regular meeting of coUnciP
tonight.- '
A letter is to be sent to the
Goderich Raeing Association
thanking The association for
"keeping its, end of, the bargain"
ih repaying the town for money
'loaned for installation of lights
at Agiictilteral .Park. '
Coun. Stan Profit asked,; if
.there was any other agreetnent
with the raceway 'f-dr'returning
liMilbiPteVittAttrre for,tiltottstt
Pf WC park and Was informed
the town receive part of the
money taken at the mutuals but
no other agreement was in fotce
for the use of the facility. The
councillor suggested theraceway
Was a business and p'erharis
thought should be given to a At the sUggestiorrpf, the clerk Members of the club an
future agreementcounth will consider instituting experiencing difficulty obtaining
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CounRon Pridrkaggeiteirthe an interim tax levy. Mr:, WallS ' rides to MacKay .Hall for.
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town wait until improvement -said the idea w,..m.gaining support meetings,
work is carried out at trfhepark in many municipalities, because, An application from Mr. and.
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before negotiating for any ental
of the amount of money ghat Mrs. Clayton Leddy for the
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on the propertycould be,saVed by not having to position of daretakers at, the
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Deputy Reeve David Gower borrow 'until ,taxes arein. The Goderich , Public ' Library was
stated the town benefitted from town's finance- committee will, „referred to • the property
thracewaystudy the matter and report to committee, The previous
e , even -thotigh the council; caretaker resigned by letter the
raceway is an industry "We
A proclamation has been same night •
should be hel in the indust •
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people who had helped make it weir, fish pond end, lengthening
possible.. .
of the pavement'
equipment and repotted a placed across?' a ieetion 4:4: the
On the condition' of - its, was necesS4 for harrieia to be
complimented the department committee , asked - coupe* if it
machineforsharpening saws had island at •fliiiilltan, • 'Street, i and
beecnoupriu.rcDhars.h
chairman •-•-OI public ttiraks of the ,fire, -traffi6 and , $8fety
Coun. „ Ed Gresbwht, '. Conn. Stan PrOfit, chairmen . • .:;,,:
ewfelt reported from NeArtQn, to turn OP, 0, he
Nelson ., which. allowed traffic'.
fx.R111:2v.other..,grartts--*.*47mazie'iter'1.*-
Court; Deb .Shew.fe.twid, -that,
here," he said. ' ‘, . . - .' tit§e4e,yvde.bey,.. the nuryorEiro44)nlin0 . ;Reeve Paul Carroll reported
Mawr -itiocker.RW'intft.,.- ' -- by-thek.vharbotor*ompeariec-tlor-ogon.401-• -----.,.,..,,,,,---.- .-.,1,,r` ,,,..,,--'--- • - ' :*, 100k- t,i,tesk --§ trOVIdt'e.'"'"
k starting JantiarY' 23 'aS.:,) :applications are,being teeeived '
. Poem. Shewfelt is chairman of was necessary, ..4O: goniettilit,
wa,atmeriTruglehatit:i , and
t,, thesewage.. pSatbiutsahibrealt,e,,t'Ape::0.07‘ ".4:::::e.P.:::::':'.
treatment plant had been fixed. with trAtt.1.6,,;',: ' .,,09.,,tiitetl and it
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the town but suggested the A. request frtint;the Goderich • :dock'sPafs:,
raceway "poured money into Senior ' .-Citizens-',,010,4Q&.-. for ., The recreation board hasan town's representative to the A bYlaiv that would restrict
the town." ' _
COun. Reg Jewell said the to meetings for members was :Judith dooderham Park, Reeve. Authority reported $25,000 will - wn was table tor Oif0--week. in
town of Clinton charged rental referred to the Recreation and Carroll ' reported and also be ,spent - at' " the " Fails der to give council „ time to
and did well from it. Coinmunity Centre Board expressed tanks to all the Conservation area this year for a .- 4ty it. ' . -
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assistance in obtaining trans,Port °Pen ice rink in operation at :Maitland Valley Conservation kuriping 'of atiSP wastes in the.;,
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. The ladiis- of the Alexandra Marine and Genditirlfospltal 'Auxiliary have, proved themselves a
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worthy group again.. The .auxiliary last week presented an orthdpeadidtabieGthe hospital which
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' ' centres. Fron the left are Mrs. J. W. McLaren, treasurer; Mrs. G. CND/I-lite, president; Dr. J. Michael ,
.. ' Waits; surOdorvarid Hospital. Administrator Tim Elliott. The presentation of the cheque was made ,
in the operating room and the tableis shown imthe foreground. 'The ladies were thanked by Dr..
- ' Watts for the efforts which he said ' were helping the hospital Operate more efficiently:In the past
11 years ;the auxiliary has donated $15,453.38 . to the hospital. This donation .Was for
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Student ia proval needed
I V.1. Two Masons
honoured
a‘ for iockerinspection
Robert Chamney, 85, of
• -Principals • in Huron 'COunty..
have been advised that students',
• lodkers shall not be opened
without the knowledge of the
student involved and his being
cot present 'at' the time of opening
the locker.
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following a "complaint to. 'the
board by Charlesza-Thomas
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During:. the two-week period -
'teaching staff will be sharing
their Aims and Objective with
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,,.the program consultant „
atOin
February the Director- of• 4
Education and his academic staff
• will spend 'a day interviewing the
progranr-empultants, 'providing. ,
•an opportunity for' mutual
observations and follow-up, in
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reeve ofGre Ylbw hithat 1 ,
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-Students and several ratep,a rs
have approached him to indicate .
their annoyance at 'school °Staff
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vvithotit their knowledge.
" In future, if it becomes.
• necessary to open a locker and,
• studentis not available, it, shall
be the responsibility of the
Principal only tb , open it in
company with one other staff.
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The board 'also learned that
the entire staff of 22 program
• consultants from the regional -
4 office of the Department of
Education has been made -
available -to Huron County for
- the, period -February 1 to 12. --
, The Se Set -tikes --be-
concehtrated in Area C schridis
• but provision -is being made for ,
, specific' personnel fo visit other
, schools hrthe county.
• This " will be' a Self-analysig
- experience for all thoSe in‘raved
in' the educational process in the
schools. The consultants Will
observe classroom histruetion,
• and follow up by pehanal and
group discussions withjeachers,
department heads,' principals, '
_ superinten den ts_a_nd_the lareclor_
of Education.
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'• Support -Minor
,_,ilockey :Week
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tarts actuary
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Auburn and Hugh' Hill, 863 184
Picton Street, Goderich, were
honored recently by Morningstar
Masonic Lodge No, 309, Carlow.
' The two men represent 110
years of MasOnic service.
• Mr. Chamneyreceived )tis
50 -year jewel and Mr. Hill was
awarded his 60 -year jewel.
Mr. Hill is the only member Of
the lodge., ever to • receive a
60 -year jewel.'
lexancler elected Huron Warden;
oderich Reeve Carroll breaks tie
The 1971 Ward of the
_..ourityf Huron s• Jack'
Alexander, reeve of the town of
Wingham.
Warden Alexander was elected
on the second ballot, a,2_QV
vote between him and Reeve
'Elmer Hayter,,. , Stanley
Township. The tie was broken in
• favor of Alexander by Reeve
Paul Carroll, Goderich '
The first ballot showed 14 in
favor ..,pf Alexander, -16 , for -
Haytero and10 for Reeve Hugh
Flynn, the third,candidate in the'
race:
Alexander listed the official
plan for the :County of Huron;
the problems caused ,by the
4.ailproaching closure of -CFB
Clinton, the appointment of a
new Medical _Officer of Health in
Huron and the county. roads.
*stem' ai,the priority items.
The Wingham _businessman
,promised to devote himself to
the,job of Warden .for 1971•and
to "work hard to keep Huron
County among the leaders in the
prO•vince of Ontario".
In his address to Huron
CoRinty Council, Elmer Hayter
• said the Jest warden from
Staley had been Fred Watson in
1944. He noted he had spent 11 ••
ye s on municipal council, five it
• as !deputy -reeve. And three as
aychives,, for direction -and, he He --tilled -all members of
envied county councillors their,' council ,to ' "co-ordinate and
opportunity to "make4history". bring- together the facilities of
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the•countyh.
"That's. your duty," he told
the----htemberS. 'The difficulty '--
reeve. - ,
Hugh , stated his
ainbitipn to •"scomeday become
warden of. Huron County". He
cited conservation, -reforestation,
pollution control,- regional
governMent, welfare plan.ging,
amalgamation of health services •
and the CFB closure as the.
prime areas for concern this
year. •
, "If we dan't stand up and
take •a stand we're going to be
'told, what to do," said Flynn.
Judge R. . Hetherington,
,administered the ,oath of office
to the new warden-. He said in
• his „business • he found it
-nessary to go back into the
comes----in-
Don't let focal interest too bacilyi,
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RevGarwood Russell of St.
Xiiglican -Church-- .
officiated • for, , the inaugural
'devotions.
His Worship Mayor Harry
.Worsell brought 'greetings rpm.f
Iietown. of Goderich with • ,
"mixed feelings" saying he was,
pleased .and -proud to represent
the town of Goderich as' Mayor "
but stating he was sorry to see
an end to his association at the
county level.'
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Outgoing WardenRoy •
Westcott of UsboiYhe ToWnship-
'drew attention_to • the presenCe. -
• of the new county councillors.
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Winghain Reeve Jack Alexander Was elected Warden of Huron County Tuesday afternoon on a
second b llott vote. Goderich Reeve Paul Carroll left was calred upon to break a 20-20 tied vote,
that el ted Reeve Alexander. Reeve Carroll and Goderich Dewy Reeve Dave Gower ; right, were
a ng their first meeting of county, council since elected to office. -Staff Phote
cicKay Hall jo get
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Goderich council agreed last
week to let the town's property
• committee. proceed with
• renovations to MacKay HalL
to a maximum of $5,000.
• Coun. Ron Price,'chairman of
• the c-ormitittee,- asked- for
approval for the work which
would include rewiring,
renovations and' re -decorating
Coii Price said council was
aware of the condition of the
• wiring at 4te hall which had
:been condenThr4 last year. He •
said' the groundwork had already-Fms •
been done by, the previous '
' &Committee and the objea
asking for permission to proceed
before budget time was the,
safety factor involved. •
'''sOtrietoartt of the .
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° At the 'annual "OYsttr treat” held in con unOtiori with the
reiW January me MTritarMa�nWdgi
Carlow, on January 13, Masons from as far away as Windsor as
well as from throughout Huron #iid Perth Counties gathered to
honour Right Worshipful Brother Hugh Hill, of Goderich and
Brother Robert. Chamney of Auburn. Mr. Hill is the first
merriber of °mini Star Lotte e'veribleceive a jewel' marking
with 50 years of service. Three ofhis sons, Bud, RR 1 Auburn;
Nutt 'Ed. Giesbrecht, the
former committee Cha man
Coun. -,Frank "Walkom, both •
mernbeis -of the present property - GER AtD'illfHALENi
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out much Money had been spent • • •
on buildings .fQr "young people •
but nothing had been done for
cflairman
senior residents.
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Acquires
Goderich
M• otors
The Estate of Stanley H.
Prevett is pleased t&announce'
that C. Clayton Ambery has •
made arrangements for the
purChase Goderich Motors
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been owned and operatedrby tle
, late Stanley H., Prevett since - •
1937i
M. :Aritbery has taken over ,
active management of the •
company and extends an
invitation to all of the friends •
and. customers Goderich
Motors Limited to visit the
dealership.
The *sent staff of Goderich
Motors deserve a great Veal of
credit' for their efforts in,
carrying on the , business since
Mr. Prevett' passed away. ,They
:took forward to ser'tirig
friends and customers
their. new management.
'As for the future particular
emphasis is- being placed on very
close attention to each
customers particular needs and
requests. ' „
Mr. Ambery 'has long been
associated .With , Ford -of Canada.
having , held a number' of
positions. in the -Sales Division in '
Windsor,* Oakville and Bramalea
since • 1947. He Moved to
recently been employed -as 'Sales
Manager for Huron Pipe Limited
and aeted- as Clerk Treasurer of,
Colborne Township at the-sartie_
time. He will now be devoting -all
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council part of the ,costs would . At the regular meeting of the •
. „be borne by. the Goderich Little Goderich Public Utilities
Theatre Comp -any who wanted Commission on January 12,
to move a lighting panel to a Gerald , Whaley was :elected '
- better position. - , chairman and Bruce' 'Ryan vice ,
agreed with the work beingdone--11j'
Their term of office
1 '• Reeve Paul Carroll said he
wil,' be for 1971 and 1972. Mr.
... and suggested if the property
- committee could get the amount Whaley has been a comMissioner
ofwork needed -completed for for ten years and was vice
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$5,000, they would have. his .chairman for the latter two
blessing. • , • years. He is also president of '
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Deputy Reeve have Gower • local 1863.lAy. Mr, Ay(an has I
said he disagreed with ,,the been a corninisiiiiner•Toriseven ,
property committee spending years. ,.., •
• $5,000 on MacKay, Hall before , ' • I
, the budgets were in and Coun.:
Heads libry
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. Price gigigested there were .1
.). - • -in an apartment in the building. Brussels busine
S. istem
ssmen.' and a
eon,
extenuating circumstances in
. condemned and a Woman lived. George 'MCCutch •
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Steviart, RR - 2i Auburn , and Herman of Windsor were in
d e. Shaft, are, :from Iffirrdtr-WilliWrCirainner-
Worshipful Master .of Great Western Lodge NO. 47, Windsor,'a
grandson of Mr..Chamney; Brother Robert Chamney (Auburt);
Right Worshipful Brother Hugh Hill, Goderich; Right,
Worshipful Brother Bryce Skinner, RR , 1 Mitchellm"district
deputy grand master of South Huron District and Worshipful
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Deputy R eveGower said he farmer warden of Huron Count
— imoillfLagregAitil th-P-w_211-0300 , was .eleeted—ehairmum_
done but hoped it wasn't going Mid-Wbstern Regional Lib
councillos bringing
to set a precedent with 7-,
in work: Tystem at the board's 'regular
meeting January 18.
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before budget time. ' Mr. McCutcheon has been a
" Councillors Reg , JeWell, Deb member of the bbard since
Shewfelt and Stan Profit agreed March 1967
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Carlow. -Staff Photo. making the vote unanimoua,
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Paul Bauer, Waterloo.
Pc•'A• ,
of his new enterprise.